Apple, Google and Facebook Among Services Exposed In Massive Leak of More Than 16 Billion Login Records
A sprawling trove of over 16 billion login credentials tied to platforms like Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL), and Facebook (NASDAQ:META) has surfaced online, marking one of the most extensive exposures of personal data in history, according to cybersecurity researchers tracking infostealer activity.
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered 30 massive data collections this year alone, each containing tens of millions to over 3.5 billion user credentials, Cybernews reported.
These previously unreported datasets were briefly accessible through misconfigured cloud storage or Elasticsearch instances, giving the researchers just enough time to detect them, though not enough to trace their origin.
The findings paint a troubling picture of how widespread and organized credential leaks have become, with login information originating from malware known as infostealers.
These malicious programs siphon usernames, passwords, and session data …
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